Meghalaya to implement Bharat series registration of private vehicles

Health and Family Welfare Ministry has issued new clinical guidance for management of adult Covid-19 patients in the country. Under the new guidance, active tuberculosis has been added in the high risk disease for Covid-19. People above the age of 60, people having cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, HIV, chronic lung, kidney, liver disease, cerbrovascular disease and obesity are in the high risk category. The new clinical guidance states that anti inflammatory or immunomodulatory therapy such as steroids can have risk of secondary infection such as invasive mucormycosis when used too early, at higher dose or for longer than required. Health and Family Welfare Ministry has advised that remdesivir not to be used in patients who are not on oxygen support or in home settings. It said, remdesivir may be considered only in patients having moderate to severe disease of Covid-19 requiring supplemental oxygen. The guidance further states that Tocilizumab may be considered when rapidly progressing Covid-19 requires oxygen supplementation.

-University Grants Commission on Monday organised online workshop for Universities and Colleges on Intellectual Property Rights. This was done under the iconic week of Ministry of Education. Delivering the welcome address, Prof. Rajnish Jain, Secretary, UGC highlighted the importance of IPR and its importance in the image of the country and its relevance in building the knowledge pool of the country and its legal aspects. He shed light on the historical aspect of India’s position as creator and innovator. He expressed hope in the day’s deliberations in creating awareness about IPR. The webinar discussed pertinent aspects of IPR for Higher Educational Institutions and was an important step towards IPR awareness. 

-Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K Stalin has appealed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah to release the NDRF assistance of 6,230 Crore rupees for the flood damages in the State. In a letter to the Home Minister, Stalin informed that the State Government has stepped up its efforts to fight the third wave of the pandemic. The Chief Minister said, the lock down conditions associated with Covid management have also added to the distress among the people who have recently suffered in the aftermath of floods.

-Meghalaya Government has decided to implement the Bharat (BH) series registration of private vehicles. Following a Cabinet meeting on Monday at Shillong, the decision was taken and Meghalaya Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui told media that vehicle bearing a BH series registration mark will not require assignment of a new registration mark when the owner shifts from one State to another. He said that people with transferable jobs will not have to go through the hassle of getting their vehicles re-registered in a new State every time they shift.The Cabinet has also approved the Early Childhood Development Mission which will be jointly implemented by the Social Welfare, Health, Education departments. This mission aims to provide benefits of healthcare, education in the State. The Home Minister informed that there are over 1,500 villages that do not come under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) program. By implementing this mission, the Government hopes to cater to the need of children who needs care at an early stage.

-The Janta Dal (United) has decided to contest the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections alone. The Party National Spokesperson KC Tyagi said that  its leader will now meet in Lucknow tomorrow to take a call on its candidates. Mr. Tyagi said the JD(U) had submitted to the BJP a list of 31 candidates as a proposal to fight the polls jointly but the rulling party had not responded to the offer. KC Tyagi however said the decision to go alone in UP will not affect the alliance between two parties in Bihar.